Joan Rivers is in a medically induced coma at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

The daughter of comedian Joan Rivers, hospitalized in serious condition after suffering cardiac arrest, said on Sunday the comedian's family members are "keeping our fingers crossed," according to a hospital statement.

Rivers, 81, has been hospitalized since Thursday, when she suffered cardiac arrest after her breathing stopped during a vocal cord procedure at a Manhattan clinic, her family and hospital officials said.

Daughter Melissa Rivers, in a statement released by Mt. Sinai Hospital, said: "Thank you for your continued love and support.

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Joan Rivers in 1961 in the cast of The Second City.

Joan Rivers in 1961 in the cast of The Second City. (Chicago Tribune file photo)

But her subsequent, short-lived stint hosting a competing late night talk show on Fox network in 1986 led to a rift with Carson that lasted until his death in 2005.

She went on to host an Emmy Award-winning daytime show, "The Joan Rivers Show," and more recently has found a niche on the awards show circuit, turning her biting wit on the fashion faux pas of Hollywood celebrities.

Rivers, known for her penchant for plastic surgery and with a reputation for being a ceaseless worker, also has starred alongside her daughter in the WE TV reality show "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?"

Misty Copeland officially became the first African-American woman to be named a principal in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theater on Saturday, but the dancer wasn't celebrating with a champagne toast or big party.

About 30 restaurants have decided to extend their Restaurant Week special menu offerings until Aug. 9, according to Michael Evitts, vice president of communications for the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.

The city plans to bolster the Station North, Highlandtown and Bromo Seltzer Tower areas, which are Baltimore's three designated arts and entertainment districts, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's office announced in a report released Friday.

Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, whose TV credits extend back to NBC’s “Homicide: Life on the Street” and HBO’s “Oz,” have been signed by the National Geographic Channel to do a miniseries on the last days of the American Embassy in Saigon.

A burst of thunderstorm activity across the Chicago-area in mid-afternoon Sunday resulted in multiple injuries and a death at an event in west suburban Wood Dale, the collapse of a dome in northwest suburban Rosemont and the temporary evacuation of the music festival Lollapalooza in Grant Park...